Description
Starbucks pumpkin cream cheese muffins blend autumn’s warmth with creamy indulgence, offering a delightful seasonal treat. Coffee shop magic comes home, inviting you to savor each spiced, velvety bite of homemade bakery perfection.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups (360 ml) pumpkin puree
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups (180 g) all-purpose flour
Wet Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients and Spices:
- 3/4 cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Prepare workspace by heating oven to precise temperature and lining muffin tin with paper liners or greasing thoroughly.
- Create dry ingredient foundation by whisking together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt in a large mixing vessel.
- Craft wet ingredient mixture separately, blending pumpkin puree, egg, melted butter, and vanilla extract until harmoniously combined.
- Gently fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients, stirring minimally to prevent overmixing and maintain tender muffin texture.
- Whip cream cheese filling by beating cream cheese with sugar, flour, milk, and vanilla extract until achieving silky, smooth consistency.
- Distribute initial batter layer into muffin cups, creating strategic indent for cream cheese filling.
- Carefully dollop cream cheese mixture into center of each batter-filled cup, ensuring even placement.
- Cover cream cheese center with remaining muffin batter, sealing filling completely within muffin compartment.
- Transfer muffin tin to preheated oven, baking until edges turn golden brown and inserted toothpick emerges clean.
- Remove from oven, allowing muffins to cool in tin for several minutes before transferring to wire rack for complete cooling.
Notes
- Add extra spices like cinnamon or nutmeg for a more robust seasonal flavor profile.
- Swap regular flour with gluten-free alternatives for those with wheat sensitivities.
- Use low-fat cream cheese and reduce sugar quantities to create a lighter, healthier version of the muffin.
- Prepare cream cheese filling ahead of time and refrigerate to ensure easier handling and more stable texture during baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg